Baguette Emerald Heart Marquise Oval Pear Princess Round Trillion The most popular "diamond" shape has been the "round brilliant" because people believed it to be an "ideal cut" that displayed the most brilliance and sparkle in a diamond. There are some clubs which men belong to such as the Masons or the Elks that use rings with symbols on them to declare status or enrollment. Most men will have a pierced ear with a simple gold or silver ring.

Explanation of Cut, Color and Clarity of This Diamond

Cut QualityThe ideal cut diamond is designed to reflect a maximum amount of light through the crown. When a diamond is ideally cut, light rays from all sides are bent towards the center of the stone and are reflected back through the top in a blaze of light. Such diamonds are perceived as most brilliant and fiery, thus making this the most desirable cut.

ColorG color diamonds are next to colorless. G color may be somewhat slightly noticeable when compared to diamonds of better grades, but this grade offers excellent value. G-color diamonds are the most rare of the near-colorless diamonds. Its extremely faint tint will only be noticeable to a trained gemologist.

ClarityVS1 clarity diamonds are very slightly included grade one. VS1 diamonds are less expensive than the VVS1 or VVS2 grades and present an excellent value. They have minor inclusions that are bigger and more noticeable than in higher clarity grades, but they are only visible at 10x magnification. To the naked eye, these diamonds will appear unblemished.